Originally Posted By hightp Did anyone see this last night? It wasn't really a Gong Show rehash. Some of the acts that got buzzed progressed to the next round. Regis Philbin was the host, but, in the show last night he really seemed to slow things down. He didn't interview anyone, and only, really, called the contestants down from the audience and sent them to a green room. I guess he did more off camera, but they could have shown more acts if they didn't show Regis. I think the big suprise of the night, for me, was David Hasselhoff. (He was a guest, not a performer.) They said he has 6 Platinum records (in Europe). Surely, this is a sign of the End Times.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Hasselhoff is the number one star in Germany. Didn't you hear all the talk during the NBA finals about Dirk Nowitzki humming one of his songs when he is at the foul line? Poor music taste aside, Hasselhoff, in the words of my wife, "is an idiot." He sure comes off that way on the show. The Brit actually looks tame by David's standards. By the way...the wave through the 60+ year old stripper but argue about that juggler? Anyone who go waived through should be ashamed that the stripper and the granny rapper were in their company. And what was with the Renaissance group and their pony? Yikes.
Originally Posted By hightp I missed the last 15 minutes due to my bedtime, so I missed the rapping granny (thank god). Unfortunatly, I saw Sid the Kid, the 8 year old comic. The judges seemed enamored with her, but I, on the other hand am tired of obnoxious, smart mouthed kids. I have to agree with the comments on jugglers, though. I find them entertaining, but most of the acts are the same. The one guy that did the ballet like dance moves while juggling was, in my opinion, one of the best I've ever seen, much better than the guy who juggled knives standing on the board. Too bad the juggler from the Hunchback preshow in MGM wasn't there. He was a great act. In all fairness to Hasselhoff, at least he was willing to watch the acts, when the others were buzzing them, though I know he went off the deep end with the 60 year old stripper. I would have liked to see the guy with the musical saw continue, but they got it right with the nose flute guy.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I know the guy in the cow suit personally. Good guy. I thought he did great but no, he is not the most talented guy in America.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It was a very limited bit of schtick to be sure, but dayum it was FUNNY!
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire What I didnt like is when the judges pressed the buzzer for someone other than themselves. Didnt seem fair to me.
Originally Posted By Labuda Eric & I really liked the 4 Asian kids' acapella group - At Last is their name, I think - they were GREAT! Oh, and yeah, Blazes, we got irked each time that stupid Brit reached over ad hit someoe else's buzzer. I think Brandy did it once, too.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Yea im watching it now cuz im that bored and theyre still hitting others buzzers. Well I saw Brandy do it once at least. Anybody else still watching this?
Originally Posted By hightp I saw the semi-finals last night (7-12-06). For the most part, 6 or 7 the acts were not as good as their auditions. The judges got together to pick one act to progress to the finals, and the viewers get to pick another. The Judges picked 'The Millers' 2 brothers, one who sings and plays the guitar, and the other who just plays the harmonica. Personally, I think the judges should have picked the yodeling girl, as her act was the best. I didn't care for the Millers. I though the song was dull, had no rhythm, the singing was bad, and the harmonica sounded more like a canary caught in a vacuum cleaner. Maybe it was just me and the kids, because the TV audience seemed to like it, but I though the performance stunk.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I was out last night and didn't find out who got the audience vote. Anybody know?
Originally Posted By gadzuux Nevermind - I went and looked for myself. The little girl with the pigtails who yodels was the audience pick. So I guess next week we have a head-to-head between the kid with the harmonica and the kid with the yodel. For a million bucks, to me it's no contest - the harmonica kid gets it.
Originally Posted By Labuda Actually, gadz - there will be three semifinals shows. Two more weeks of watching semi performances (my husband is soooo grateful the old man stripper didn't get up on stage this week, btw! lol). Personally, I'm bummed the puppet dude didn't progress. I liked him, dangit! He's funny,a nd he's DEFINITELY the best ventriloquist I have EVER seen! Better than Edgar bergen or anyone else you can think of! And, OMG, what the heck was the dude with the cute little puppies THINKING when he chose that act? GOOD GRIEF! Painful to watch, man! Oops, CostCo is open... gotta go buy water. TTFN!
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I only saw this show once, when the little eleven year old girl with the ABSOLUTE DYNOMITE voice was on. Is she still there?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda if you mean the one that yodels, yes, she was the people's choice. I was cheering for her
Originally Posted By Labuda Nope, she means the little girl who's actually got a marketable talent. And she's still in it, tdmom, yep - hoping we'll get to see her perform on this week's show - if not, we'll look forward to her the next.
Originally Posted By gadzuux >> Actually, gadz - there will be three semifinals shows. << Oh good - this show is becoming a guilty pleasure for me. I like the idea that 'anything goes' and you never know what these folks are going to do. But the sum is definitely greater than it's parts. I don't much care for the judges - brandy, hasselhoff, and the british guy. I also think regis is out of his element here - the show needs a better ringmaster to keep it moving. Instead regis seems to slow it down. I thought the dog act guy was good on his first go-round, and even though his second appearance was like bad gas, it's oddly fascinating to watch someone bomb that badly.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yeah, we couldn't look away, no matter how much were were not enjoying it. lol
Originally Posted By Labuda Question for you DL veterans/regulars - did At Last ever perform there? For some reason tonight, it hit me that I think they used to perform at Disneyland...
